title: Automated measurements of follicle diameter: a chance to standardize?
abstract: This study describes the use of an automated measurement of follicular diameter using the new Sono-Automatic Volume Calculation (Sono-AVC) software and compares the accuracy of automated measures and the time taken for such measures to those made manually from two-dimensional and three-dimensional ultrasound. Sono-AVC provides measurements of follicular diameter that are more accurate than the manual measures and has the potential to improve the clinical work flow because the time taken for the measurements is significantly shorter.
authors.affiliation: Nottingham University Research and Treatment Unit in Reproduction, Academic Division of Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, School of Human Development, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom. nick.fenning@nottingham.ac.uk
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Raine-Fenning
authors.forename: Kannamannadiar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jayaprakasan
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chamberlain
authors.forename: Lyndsey
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Devlin
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Priddle
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D001331:Automation; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000592:standards*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012984:Software / Q000592:standards*; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography